Bobonga

Dragon Quest monster Bobonga

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ボボンガー Romaji Bobongā First appearance Dragon Quest VIII

The Bobonga is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first introduced in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.

It is an obese, purple Dragon that fills its seemingly bottomless pot with Amor seco essence.

Characteristics

Bobongas are large bipedal dragons with bumpy purple scales, a magenta underside, and a yellow pair of eyes. The jovial dragons have small black spikes running from between their eyes to the back of their heads and they are constantly seen displaying a toothy grin. Their Amor seco essence-filled jars are colored dark blue and bronze and are held at their right side with a long leather strap on their left shoulders. Much like their yellow and green-scaled cousins, the bobonga attacks by tackling enemies with their huge stomach or will take a swig from their jars to breathe out intense flames. They will take a swig from their jars to heal their injuries, as well.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Bobonga (ボボンガー Bobongā)

Original (PS2)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	443	0	249
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
148	99	376	66

Bestiary no.	#201
Family	Dragon
In-game description	An overweight and cautious dragon. When threatened, it takes a swig of amor seco essence from its jar to restore its HP.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Inferno Sips Amor seco essence (restores own HP by 70~100)
Location(s)	Black Citadel After the fall of Black Citadel: Farebury Region Kingdom of Ascantha (night only) Kingdom of Argonia (day only) Arcadia Region (day only)
Item(s) dropped	Template:Dragon dung 81⁄32 Template:Fresh milk 81⁄32

Evasion	Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *
0⁄64	0%	50%	50%
Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Crack Resistance *
50%	0%	0%	50%
Ice breath Resistance *	Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance
50%	0%	0%	100%
Whack Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *
50%	50%	50%	100%
Snooze resistance *	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance
50%	50%	100%	100%
Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *	Army Resistance *
50%	50%	0%

Remake (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Bobonga (ボボンガー Bobongā)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	530	27	198
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
169	80	756	165

Bestiary no.	#286
Family	Dragon
In-game description	Named for their decidedly curious call, these creatures are incredibly powerful. If you see one, bobongo ahead and run!
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Deep Breath Drinks Amor seco essence Inferno
Location(s)	Dundrasil Region (second act) Castle Trodain (3DS & Definitive Edition only) Rock of Wrong
Item(s) dropped	Dragon Hide1⁄8 Artful Amethyst1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	0%	-110%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-110%	-110%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	0%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	25%	0%	0%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Vicious bobonga (ボボンガー・強 Bobongā・kyō)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	815	55	257
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
272	137	1,689	445

Bestiary no.	#549
Family	Dragon
In-game description	Bobongas driven to dangerous extremes by the dark power of the Lord of Shadows.
Spell(s)	None
Skill(s)	Deep Breath Drinks Amor seco essence Scorch
Location(s)	The Eerie Valley (third act, night only)
Item(s) dropped	Dragon Hide1⁄8 Spectralite1⁄64

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/A	0%	-110%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	-110%	-110%	0%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	25%	0%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
100%	25%	0%	25%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
0%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Tact

Bobonga appears as an A-rank monster of the Dragon family during the second part of the limited Dragon Fest event. It will join the player in Chapter 3, Episode 5 of the event quests and it stars in its own Battle Road. Bobonga can be fully awakened by completing the Wrothwood Interior stage of the Dragon Island: Forest at any difficulty.

Bobonga (ボボンガー Bobongā)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Dragon				Defence
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
120		1,033	307	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
376	393	317	158	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Sleep Attack		Smelling Salts*		Smouldering Sphere*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Rare Breath Potency Up / Stats Up	Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Smouldering Sphere Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up	Smouldering Sphere Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Raises breath potency of allies, including itself, by 5% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +20	DEF +15	Smouldering Sphere Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Rare Breath Potency Up: Rarely raises breath potency/effects for 3 turns at action start.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Very Weak	Half Res	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Immune	Super Weak

Related monsters

• Dragurn
• Jargon
• Jarvis

Gallery

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  XI polygon model.

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  A vicious bobonga

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  Stars model

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  Bobonga in Tact